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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, supporting individuals and families facing homelessness is a key priority for me and the Government. Critical to supporting households to exit homelessness is increasing supply. Thankfully, we are seeing supply increase substantially. At the end of quarter 1, we will have our social housing and affordable numbers for 2023 which I predict will show an increase...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Supply, I think everyone agrees, is key. If one looks at where we have come from when this Government came into office and since Housing for All, we have exceeded our overall housing delivery targets, not only on social housing but across the board. We need to do that. We need to ensure that we have a stable private rental sector as well. There are many reasons people fall into...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask Deputy Ó Broin to not interrupt me and let me answer the question. The Deputy can come back in. That is correct. Effectively, what one needs is different supports for different people. We have new arrivals. We have people coming into homelessness due to family break-up, not only through the private rental sector. I note, by the way, that the Deputy had a motion that he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73, 74 and 115 together. At its core, the Government's Housing for All plan is about significantly increasing the supply of housing of the right type, in the right place, and at an affordable price. To this end, the plan comprises a suite of priority measures to transform our housing system, seeking to secure its sustainability into the future and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76, 83, 118 and 139 together. Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant supports bringing vacant and derelict properties back into use. A grant of up to a maximum of €50,000 is available for the refurbishment of vacant properties for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Tackling vacancy is a key priority for this Government. The Vacant Homes Action Plan, which I launched in January 2023, outlines the significant progress that has been made in addressing vacancy, along with the actions that are being pursued to return vacant properties back into use as homes. Under the Action Plan, a CPO Activation Programme was launched in April 2023. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware I commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) on 22 June 2023, which provides for the enhanced grant scheme, and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023. A total of 1,880 applications have been submitted to the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme (Enhanced and previous) since its launch in June...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: First-time buyer activity remains robust, with recent data showing a year-on-year increase in the number of homes purchased and mortgage approvals at historic levels. Data published by the Central Statistics Office show more than 55,100 homes were purchased at market prices by all buyer types between January and November last year. Some 15,600 or 28% of these were purchased by first time...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing, and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026. Each local authority has prepared its own 5 year Housing Delivery Action Plan setting out their social and affordable housing delivery. The plan for Roscommon County Council is available on its official...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I am considering the report, entitled 'A Review Into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council', by Mr. Rory Mulcahy S.C., and will bring this matter to Government for consideration in due course. The review is a scoping report and as such it does not make findings as to the truth or otherwise of allegations that have been made by an individual against named persons....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Departments 2024 budget (Vote 34) includes €1.66 billion of funding for Uisce Éireann for the provision of domestic water services. This includes a current expenditure provision of €680 million and capital funding of €983 million.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department continues to work with all Local Authorities in respect of suitable opportunities for Turnkey delivery of new public homes. Local Authorities are particularly focussed on those opportunities where planning permissions are in place and where the development may not advance without the assurance of the Local Authorities interest. Turnkey developments are contracted by Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Social Housing is delivered through a range of local authority and Approved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government has implemented several measures to ensure a balanced housing market across all tenures, including home ownership, social housing, and private rental. Under Housing for All, the Government committed to an 'owner-occupier' guarantee, allowing local authorities to designate a percentage of houses and duplexes in a development for owner-occupiers. In May 2021, measures...